A dozen automatic bids are at stake on the Saturday before Selection Sunday, with teams like the UC Irvine Anteaters, Grand Canyon Antelopes, Prairie View Panthers, and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers battling in their respective conference championships. The America East, Big Sky, Big West, Conference USA, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Southland, […]
College Basketball
Zion Williamson Perfect in Return for Duke, Facing UNC in ACC Semis
In his first game back since a freak sneaker blowout, Zion Williamson shot a perfect 13-for-13 from the field to score 29 points in a 84-72 victory for Duke over Syracuse in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Williamson dropped 21 points in the first half. Overall, he added 15 rebounds, 5 […]
Colgate Punches Ticket to March Madness, Defeats Bucknell to Win Patriot League
The Colgate Raiders (24-10) will return to March Madness for the first time since 1996 after defeating Bucknell 94-80 to win the Patriot League tournament championship. Colgate is expected to receive a #15 seed, which probably means a match against Zion Williamson and #2 Duke. The last time Colgate appeared […]
Big Ten Bubble: Ohio State and Indiana Fight for At-Large Bid to March Madness
Ohio State (18-13) and Indiana (17-4) are a pair of March Madness bubble teams that meet each other in the Big Ten Conference tournament. In dramatic fashion, two bubble teams are pitted against each other. The loser will end up with an invitation to the NIT, while the winner keeps […]
St. Mary’s Gaels Upset No. 1 Gonzaga in WCC Finals, Punch Ticket to Big Dance
After being snubbed last year by the NCAA selection committee, the St. Mary’s Gaels secured themselves an automatic bid to the 2019 March Madness tournament by upsetting the #1 team in the country with a 60-47 victory over Gonzaga (30-3) in the WCC Tournament Championship. St. Mary’s (22-11) found themselves […]
March Madness Betting: Duke Still Top Dog, Zags and Cavs Also Favs
The college basketball tournament is a week away and the Duke Blue Devils (26-5) continue to be the March Madness betting favorite to win the title this season even though Zion Williamson missed several games with a knee injury, meanwhile ACC foes Virginia (28-2) and North Carolina (26-5) are the […]
Murray State Wins OVC Championship, Ja Morant Punches Ticket to March Madness
College basketball fans will be able to watch Ja Morant and the Murray State Racers play in the 2019 March Madness tournament this year after the Racers defeated Belmont 77-65 to win the OVC Tournament. Morant, a sophomore 6-foot-3 point guard, led all scorers with 36 points. He dropped 22 […]
March Madness Bubble Watch: Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State (20-9) is currently on the March Madness bubble, but can almost guarantee themselves an at-large bid with a victory against rival Arizona (17-13) this weekend. Arizona State started the season 8-1, but have gone 12-8 since then during an erratic season that included a couple of huge wins […]
Chris Mullin and the St. John’s Red Storm on the Big East Bubble
What a difference a week makes in the college basketball, especially in the wild Big East where the St. John’s Red Storm (20-10) went from a near-lock at-large team to a bubble team after losing three out of their last four games. The Johnnies close out the Big East regular […]
March Madness: Colgate Trying to End 23-Year Drought, But Bucknell Looms
Colgate is seeking their first trip to March Madness in 23 years, but Bucknell is the biggest competition standing in their way from securing an automatic bid to March Madness this year. The Patriot League will send only one team to the March Madness tournament this season. Bucknell (19-11) and […]
Coach Rick Byrd Wins 700 Games with Belmont, Bruins Favorites in the Ohio Valley Conference
Rick Byrd recently won his 700th game as head coach of the Belmont Bruins, who are trying to secure a spot in March Madness by winning the Ohio Valley Conference tournament this weekend. Belmont, located in Nashville, Tennessee, spent many years as a powerhouse in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The […]
Upset Saturday: UCF Huge Win, While Houston, Michigan State, and Nevada Fall
On the first Saturday in March, UCF stepped up with a huge upset while three high-profile teams lost conference battles including #6 Michigan State, #8 Houston, and #12 Nevada. Houston (27-2) had won 33 games in a row at home before American Conference rival UCF (22-6) came to town and […]
Surprise of the Big 12: Texas Tech Red Raiders Led by Lottery Pick Jarrett Culver
Very few people expected #11 Texas Tech would emerge as one of the best teams in the country, let alone in the Big 12, but sophomore shooting guard Jarrett Culver blossomed into a potential lottery pick to lead the Red Raiders to a potential #3 seed in the upcoming March […]
March Madness Mountain West Watch: Utah State, Sixth Man Spectrum, and Free Bacon
The Utah State Aggies (23-6) have a huge rematch against #12 Nevada Wolfpack (26-2) this weekend with first place on the line in the Mountain West. The Aggies were blow out by 23 points during their first meeting in Reno at the start of January. This time, they host the […]
New Mexico State Aggies Top of the WAC Once Again
The New Mexico State Aggies (24-4) won 13 straight games and are on the verge of winning their fourth WAC regular season title in the last five years. New Mexico State, located near the West Texas border in Las Cruces, dominated the WAC Conference over the last decade. The Aggies […]
March Madness Bear Watch: Montana Grizzlies from the Big Sky
The Montana Grizzlies (20-7) hold down the top spot in the Big Sky Conference and former point guard turned head coach Travis DeCuire is on the verge of leading the Grizzlies to consecutive March Madness appearances. The University of Montana, located in Missoula, might be most known because of their […]
March Madness Upset Watch: Sharpshooting Wofford Terriers from SoCon
The #24 Wofford Terriers earned a spot in the recent AP Poll Top 25 for the first time this season and the top team from the Southern Conference is on the verge of returning to March Madness for the first time since 2015. Wofford, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, represented […]
AP Poll College Hoops Shuffle: Gonzaga New No. 1, Duke Slips to No. 3
Gonzaga (27-2) returns to the #1 ranking in the latest college basketball AP Top 25 Poll, while Duke (24-3) slips to #3 after suffering a loss to rival North Carolina. Gonzaga held the top ranking for two weeks at the start of the season when they picked off Duke at […]
March Madness Watch: Lipscomb and Liberty from the Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb and Liberty are tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, and the two teams are competing to represent the ASUN in March Madness this year. The ASUN Conference, primarily comprised of smaller schools from the Southeast, made a name from themselves in the 2013 NCAA college basketball […]
High-Scoring Jackrabbit Mike Daum from South Dakota State Becomes Tenth Player in NCAA History to Score 3,000 Points
Mike Daum, two-time Summit League Player of the Year from the South Dakota Jackrabbits, became only the tenth player in NCAA Division I college basketball history to score 3000 points over his career. The 6-foot-9 senior from Kimball, Nebraska played for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for the last four […]